Big night out at the Rugby last night to watch the Hurricanes play the Chiefs. The local team delivered a right caning with a 39-19 win over the visitors. It was a balmy evening so made for a pleasant night out. Although it seemed like touch and go whether we’d get tickets as the queue [...]
A problem shared
The person who came up with the saying that “A problem shared is a problem halved” must have been completely deluded. I’ve been sharing my current problem of weed attack with Bob, my father-in-law, but it doesn’t seem to have halved the problem at all. It did however make the legs and back ache slightly [...]
A treat never hurt anyone!
Houseblogging – end of an era
Plants are thriving
Despite the hot weather the garden is starting to thrive with the plants in the beds around the house really setting down roots. It is starting to look like a real garden should. The bees are loving the plants close to the front veranda which makes it difficult for maintenance during the day. Best to [...]
Set back in recovery
It’s not been a good time for the bassets this week. There was a set back this weekend in Fortnum’s recovery following his insistence on licking his stitches. As a result he was packed off to the vets to get a buster collar fitted and antibiotics/painkillers. It was an alarming experience for both of us [...]
Love thy neighbours
I’ve never been hugely lucky with neighbours apart from a lovely older couple in Ouston, Chester-le-Street, who had the downstairs flat. Although they fought all the time and I could listen to what they watched on TV they were really friendly and always concerned for me. I like to think that I reciprocated this neighbourly [...]
2 Years and counting
Getting bigger every day
Weed warfare
This week I declared warfare on the weeds on our land. I know that I’ll be fighting a losing battle for years to come but you have to start somewhere. This decision followed a rather painful lesson in weeding – make sure that your teeshirt meets your shorts at the back. After spending several hours [...]



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